Coach's Guide Service on Lake LBJ





After 35 years of fishing Lake LBJ, Coach Phil Sanders guides fishing adventures in this beautiful Texas hill country area known for great crappie and white bass catches. Fishing is more than catching. Enjoying the natural beauty of the great outdoors, the waterfowl, and the weather create a memorable experience for everyone. Get your kids off the computer and onto the water catching not only crappie, but bass, white bass, 3 species of catfish, and Gaspergoo (freshwater drumfish).

About Coach...

Coach Phil Sanders, a 1987 Texas A & M graduate (in the Corp of Cadets for all years of college), began fishing with his grandfather and uncle when he was 8 years old on Lake LBJ. Even while he was coaching for 13 years with 10 years as head coach of tennis, he returned to his family's lakefront often to do what he has loved most - the challenge of fishing. Finding special spots with underwater cover from 3-24 feet below the surface, he knows the perfect environments for fish to feed and can assist even a seasoned fisherman to the best areas of Lake LBJ.

If the weather permits, he'll be out every weekend on the water putting on fish. He enjoys teaching young and old the sport of fishing as well as nature appreciation.

What Coach Provides...
Bait, tackle, poles, boat, insurance, adult life jackets, fish cooler, fish cleaning and packaging

What You Bring...
Drinks, cooler, your snacks, fishing license, life jackets for children, sunscreen, hats if needed

Choose Coach's Guide Service for...
Entire Family Fun Adventures
Highland Lakes Business Party Outings
Secret Spots for the Serious Fisher
Special Times for Granparents/Father/Mother/Son/Daughter
Boating Outings Exploring the Highland Lakes
Pleasure Boating/Bird watching

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Lake LBJ Current Weather Alerts

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Lake LBJ Weather Forecast

Martin Luther King Jr Day

Mostly Cloudy

Hi: 37

Monday Night

Snow Likely

Lo: 23

Tuesday

Partly Sunny

Hi: 37

Tuesday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 15

Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 53

Wednesday Night

Partly Cloudy

Lo: 28

Thursday

Mostly Sunny

Hi: 57

Thursday Night

Mostly Clear

Lo: 28


Lake LBJ Water Level (last 30 days)


Water Level on 1/20: 824.74 (-0.26)



Lake LBJ

Fishing Report from TPWD (Jan. 15)

FAIR. Water stained; 58 degrees; 0.27 feet below pool. Crappie are good in open water in 20-25 feet with orange and chartreuse jigs. White bass are good in 30-35 feet of water with white jigging spoons. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Fishing patterns are similar, just be sure to slow down your approach. Bass are good on rock piles and brush piles on sunny days. Docks always come into play on this lake so if you find the right ones you can catch a mess of bass. Look for deeper docks but if you do not find any bass try the outside edges. There are some nice grass patches around the lake as well and lots of bass can be found around some of those. Baits working are Texas-rigged plastics like worms and craws and wacky rigged stick worms. A shallow to mid crankbait and spinnerbaits are working as well. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs. Largemouth bass can be caught in 7-15 feet of water on the outer edge of grass with shad patterned Alabama rigs, or crawfish colored rattle trap or chatterbait, or dragging senkos or 6 inch trick worms on the outer edge of grass. Some fish are on humps long drawn out points Texas rigs or Carolina rigs, or in boat docks wacky rigged senkos. Report by Charles Whited, Barefoot Fishing Tours.

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